Indianapolis Colts Football

The Colts and Indiana Pork have partnered in search of the best pork tailgate recipe in all of Colts Nation, and guess who is in charge of it? Yours truly! We’re going to be searching for the best pork tailgate recipes you have to offer. This week’s winner is Lori Frazee from Dunnellon, FL. This recipe sounds quick, easy and SUPER delicious! Now personally, I’m a BIG advocate for pork burgers. It’s not too common, but it provides a whole new level of juiciness that’s hard to achieve with beef burgers. Here is Lori’s recipe for “I Dig Pig Burgers.”

I Dig Pig Burger
1# ground Pork, seasoned with season salt, pepper and 1/4 cup chipotle salsa, mix through
8 slices pepper jack cheese
4 slices bacon
Divide ground pork into 4 balls, divide the balls in half and place one piece of cheese in the middle and form patty
Wrap bacon around the patty and secure with toothpick
Grill until almost cooked through, top with a little more chipotle salsa and add additional piece of cheese, finish cooking , cheese should be perfect and bacon will add to the smokiness of the Salsa. Serve on a Kaiser roll. The only thing that would add to this , would be top with a boneless rib, Then I’m getting my pork on!!

Lori will receive a prize pack consisting of a $75 Meijer gift certificate, Bacon Nation Cookbook, Indiana Pork Apron, Colts hat, Colts yearbook and Colts 2012 Season DVD. PLUS she will be entered into the grand prize which is the Traeger Lil’ Pig Grill.

What’s up Colts Nation? What a glorious day we have before us tomorrow! The Colts (8-4), yes the 8-4 Colts host the Titans in a divisional game where the horseshoe is looking for victory No. 9 and getting one step closer to the playoffs. I’m very excited for the game tomorrow and can’t wait to hear Lucas Oil Stadium rocking as always!

As far as football is concerned, I have a feeling the offense is going to perform very well this week. It’s the perfect setting for a good offensive game as Luck, Wayne and Co. have been rather impressive at home this year. I also think that T.Y. will continue to impress the league and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get his fifth 100+ receiving yard game of the season. My fantasy team hopes that as well J

I also look for the defensive front to get after Titans QB Jake Locker as their offensive line has endured some big injuries as of late. It’ll be beneficial for us to get them in third and long situations to allow Mathis, Freeney, and our stable of linebackers to get after the QB.

Now, onto the pre-game festivities as you all well know tailgating that is the only way to start a Colts game-day. There’s a busy day full of tailgating awaiting yours truly tomorrow.

Aside from my continued search for the best tailgate in Colts Nation, I am also going to be visiting the guys from Tailgate 32. These guys are living any football fan’s dream. They’re traveling to all 32 NFL stadiums this season in an RV and throwing their own tailgates at each stop. You MUST check these guys out! Not only their website and some of their webisodes, but their FREE, yes I said FREE tailgate tomorrow taking place in the Blue Crew lot. Full info is available here.

I know it’ll be cold tomorrow, but I should be hitting the lots around 10AM and I WILL be hungry! Think your tailgate has what it takes to win the “Tailgate of the Week” and be entered in the “Tailgate of the Year” promotion? Then let me know where to come this week on Twitter and Facebook.

So if you’re throwing a tailgate, let me know, and if you’re not, join the guys from Tailgate 32 at their tailgate and show them why Colts Nation is the best place in the entire NFL to tailgate. Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.

Sunday looks like it will be one of the coldest tailgates of the season which means I’ll be looking for something to warm me up. As always I’ll have some Hoosier Momma Spicy Bloody Mary Mix to help you guys stay warm.

I should get things started around 10 AM tomorrow and I WILL be hungry! Think your tailgate has what it takes to win the “Tailgate of the Week” and be entered in the “Tailgate of the Year” promotion? Then let me know where to come this week on Twitter and Facebook.

What’s up Colts Nation? As you may know, before each home game at Lucas Oil Stadium I search the surrounding parking lots in search of the best tailgate around.

This week prior to the Browns game was no different. I had my man “Top Bird” hit me up on Twitter telling me about an annual tailgate called the “Swinging Chicken Beer Bong Extravaganza.” With a name like that, I had NO idea what to expect, but man did they show up big time!

The “Swinging Chicken Beer Bong Extravaganza”

The second stop of the day was south of Lucas Oil Stadium where a bunch of fans come together to make one big tailgate. I met up with two young guys from Columbus, Indiana who may be new to the tailgate world, but they are up-and-comers.

The weather should be perfect, so bring your A game to the tailgates and I’ll bring a hungry stomach ready to devour some food. And of course I’ll have some Hoosier Momma Bloody Mary Mix with me for you to sample!

What’s up Colts Nation!? What a game to be a part of on Sunday! I think it was the best Colts game I have ever been at! The crowd was electric and emotions were so high you could cut them with a knife. We did it for Coach P and we showed we were CHUCKSTRONG! But before all of that happened, you know where I was… on the battlefield of tailgating.

I went west of the stadium this week and caught up with two different groups of tailgaters; the Corral and the Blue Horsepower Express. Both of these tailgates brought their A game, but at the end of the day only one would reign supreme, and there’s only one way to find out who won…

What’s up Colts Nation!? It’s gameday eve and I’m getting pretty excited for the Colts to host the Jaguars tomorrow in front of the home crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium.

I’m even more excited to hit the tailgates prior to the game. I’m looking for the best tailgate around. I met up with two last week and we had one advance in the Tailgate of the Year contest. You can get the full run-down in my video right here. The Colts Disciples tailgate to the first week with a narrow 13-11 victory over the Terre Haute Colts Bus.

I want you to tell me where to come tailgate. I could choose my own spot every week but that’s no fun! If I come and visit your tailgate spot, then that means you’re in the running for the tailgate of the week. Essentially I’m look for three things; food tastes/spread, Colts integration, and overall impression. I will fill out a sheet that will grade each tailgate on the above mentioned criteria.

The tailgates will be featured in a weekly webisode on Colts.com that will showcase the tailgates of the week. At the end of the year, each tailgate of the week winner will battle for the tailgate of the year chosen by you the fans!

The top three vote getters will be brought the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center where they will have a “tailgate-off” for the Colts Up Close TV Show where host Jeffery Gorman will name an overall winner for the “Colts Tailgate of the Year.” The winning tailgate will win a Colts-themed Honda Generator compliments of Reynolds Farm Equipment in Fishers, Lebanon and Mooresville.

What’s up Colts Nation!? What a beautiful day to be a Colts fan. We’re coming off a big win over the Vikings in front of the home crowd and heading into another game at Lucas Oil Stadium in front of our great fans.

I had a great game day this past Sunday! I was able to get down there early and head out to a couple tailgates. I made my first stop at the Terre Haute Colts Bus where they feature a cuisine common in that area of the state known as Sati Babi.

The second stop was at the Colts Disciples tailgate where they know how to party! Their motto is “We do it bigger” and boy do they do it big!

I’m going to be pretty brief with this blog because I want you guys to check out the webisode on Colts.com featuring the tailgate of the week winner.

Do you think the Terre Haute Colts Bus has what it takes to beat the Colts Disciples? There’s only one way to find out… Check out the video here!

What’s up Colts Nation! It’s finally the weekend we’ve all been waiting for. Sunday, the Colts host the first game of the “New Era” in Lucas Oil Stadium. Now, I might be a bit biased, but I think Lucas Oil Stadium would have to be one of the hardest places to play in the entire NFL. A stadium full of 62,000+ screaming fans that blood flows as blue as the deepest parts of the ocean because we are COLTSTRONG!

As excited I am for the actual game, if you know anything about me I am more excited for the pre-game festivities that will take place on the asphalt surrounding the great Lucas Oil Stadium. Yes I am talking about tailgating. The new American past-time that has engulfed the culture as much as the game of football itself.

I want you to tell me where to come tailgate. I could choose my own spot every week but that’s no fun! If I come and visit your tailgate spot, then that means you’re in the running for the tailgate of the week. Essentially I’m look for three things; food tastes/spread, Colts integration, and overall impression. I will fill out a sheet that will grade each tailgate on the above mentioned criteria.

The tailgates will be featured in a weekly webisode on Colts.com that will showcase the tailgates of the week. At the end of the year, each tailgate of the week winner will battle for the tailgate of the year chosen by you the fans!

The top three vote getters will be brought the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center where they will have a “tailgate-off” for the Colts Up Close TV Show where host Jeffery Gorman will name an overall winner for the “Colts Tailgate of the Year.” The winning tailgate will win a Colts-themed Honda Generator compliments of Reynolds Farm Equipment in Fishers, Lebanon and Mooresville.

So let’s get things off to a great start! Holler at me and I might come see you on Sunday. Be sure to visit my home page at Colts.com/ColtsFanCasey.

What’s up Colts Nation!? Well, it has officially began, the highly anticipated Indianapolis Colts “new era” is officially underway and man it feels good to be a Colts fan! Now before I get into yesterday’s game, I realize it was a preseason game, and I realize that in years past these games haven’t exactly mattered to a majority of you. However, preseason games do serve a purpose and when you look a Colts team that has a lot of young and new players you realize the importance of this year’s preseason. In addition to that, preseason games allow for coaches to evaluate every position, tells them where they can improve, and sets the tone for the next week of camp.

But most importantly, we won, and I think every single member of Colts Nation feels better about this team today than they did yesterday. All the anticipation was worth it and now we get to watch this team grow. The team we saw on Sunday will not be the same team we will see this weekend against the Steelers. They will improve. This team will continue to improve every game and that is something both players and coaches will pride themselves on.

And how about Andrew Luck’s first play ever from scrimmage as a Colts? You want to talk about COTLSTRONG, Lucas Oil Stadium was rocking after Luck completed a 63-yard touchdown pass to running back Donald Brown! I’m not going to lie; I got goose bumps when I saw them connect and instantly knew Brown was taking it to the house. What a way to kick-off a season and especially a career.

Prior to the game, I hit up a few tailgating spots. For it being a pre-season game I was pretty impressed with the turnout. One of my favorites was the “Blue Scoot Crew” who had a Colts bus with memorabilia all over the place. They even had a built in restroom which of course was covered in blue. Before every game this season, I will be searching for the best tailgate spots and food in all of Colts Nation. I will write a blog this week with complete details.

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